Purchase Order FA864923P0307

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded a $562,886 firm fixed price definitive contract to Plasma Processes, LLC to support demonstration of a 1-newton thruster using the AF-M315E green monopropellant under the 1 NEWTON THRUSTER DEMONSTRATION USING ASCENT program. Performance will take place in Huntsville, Alabama over a period of 18 months concluding in December 2021. Plasma Processes will serve as the prime contractor and will be supported by...

Spark Thermionics, Inc., a small business specializing in advanced thermionic energy conversion technologies, was awarded a $1.25 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop power generation systems for hypersonic vehicles. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, was executed on February 9, 2024, with an ultimate completion date of February 9, 2026. Work will be performed at the company's facility in...

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $109,965.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Hybird Space Systems LLC, a small business, for the development of the TREX-25 HYBRID ROCKET ENGINE, a new in-space propulsion technology. This STTR Phase I contract has a completion date of March 15, 2024 and is set aside for small businesses. The award represents a potentially significant advancement in spacecraft propulsion capabilities, as the TREX-25 engine is described as "a...

Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. was awarded a $4.9 million firm fixed price definitive contract by the Air Force Research Laboratory to conduct a Hall Effect Thruster Capability Study. Work will be performed in Redmond, WA through March 2022. Major subcontractors include Moog Inc. for HETCS shock testing, Regents of the University of Michigan for study support, and Bisco Industries, Inc. for machined parts. Other subcontractors are Inter-National Electronics Alloys LLC, Linde Gas North America LLC, and...

Hyperion Aerospace LLC has been awarded a $59,806 firm fixed price purchase order from the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to develop an ascent thruster under the Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I. The total small business set-aside contract has a period of performance through August 5, 2023. To be performed in Triana, Alabama, the award will see Hyperion Aerospace deliver prototype thruster designs and technology for the Laboratory's research...

Research In Flight LLC, a small business located in Auburn, Alabama, was awarded a $50,000 firm fixed price purchase order to develop a multi-fidelity supersonic flow solver for preliminary aircraft design and optimization. The award was issued by the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory under the Small Business Technology Transfer program. This Phase I STTR contract supports the development of computational tools to analyze supersonic aircraft configurations during conceptual...

The Air Force Research Laboratory awarded a $1.25M firm fixed-price contract to Hyperion Aerospace LLC, a woman-owned small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract, designated as a total small business set-aside, supports the development of a novel dual-mode Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic (ASCENT) reaction control subsystem and 40 pound-force thruster propulsion technology. Performance will be conducted in Triana, Alabama, with an...

This is a $26,609,026.66 fixed-price contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory to Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. for a Next-Generation Hall Thruster Study (NGHTS) to develop advanced hall effect thrusters. The contract has no set-aside designation. Major subcontractors include Plasma Processes, LLC for research and development on coatings and propulsion systems, the University of Michigan for thruster testing, and Plasma Controls, LLC for specialized equipment. As a prime contractor,...

Research In Flight LLC has been awarded a $1,249,999 firm fixed price purchase order contract by the Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory to provide performance and acoustic design optimization tools for cyclonic vortex engines. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and work will be performed in Auburn, Alabama through July 2025. As the prime contractor, Research In Flight will develop modeling and simulation tools to evaluate aircraft engine...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) awarded a $5.53 million firm fixed-price definitive contract to Plasma Processes, LLC on December 7, 2021, for the demonstration of long-life ion thrusters utilizing AF-M315 formulations and other advanced propellant technologies. The work is being performed at Edwards Air Force Base, California, with an ultimate completion date of June 27, 2026. This contract, which includes no set-aside designation, supports AFRL's propulsion research and...